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>>jonathan: this is going to be a meeting of nato ambassadors at nato headquarters in brussels, belgium, it is called by the turks, under article 4, the clause in the nato constitution that allows any member state to call to consultation if they feel "their territorial integrity is under threat." the turkish felt that today after the mortars landed inside turkey, fired by syrian government forces, killing, according to the u.n. secretary-general, by the way, killing not five but at least six turkish civilians including a young boy. the turks, we understand, have spended with artillery fire toward syrian positions. this, obviously, is potentially the beginning of a nightmare scenario talked about by secretary general of the u.n. that could turn from a civil war into a regional conflict engulfing the whole of the middle east. >>shepard: thank issue jonathan. whoever wins the presidential election, a last you will be upset, budget but has a solution if your candidate doesn't win. leave the country. the country will pick up the tab. details are next. >>shepard: you have heard it or said it.
>>jonathan: this is going to be a meeting of nato ambassadors at nato headquarters in brussels, belgium, it is called by the turks, under article 4, the clause in the nato constitution that allows any member state to call to consultation if they feel "their territorial integrity is under threat." the turkish felt that today after the mortars landed inside turkey, fired by syrian government forces, killing, according to the u.n. secretary-general, by the way, killing not five but...
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and nato other than involving itself. >> warner: that gets to my question very quickly. how does this get resolved if that's the case? >> from turkish perspective it's not going to be resolved as long as bashar al-assad is in damascus. this is the same view of the europeans and the americans. and if the conflict continues like that it's going to troll the neighborhood. it's inevitable. i was not surprised by this. already the war is spilling over to lebanon and we've seen violence in lebanon. now spilling over to turkey and iraq. it ininevitable this war is going to drag the neighbors into it. we've seen tension rising between the turks and iranians. turkey and iran are competing to shape the future of syria just as they are competing to shape the future in iraq. this conflict will continue and unless there's an intervention to end the regime in damascus it will be conflagration. >> warner: quick final thought? >> well, i think we all-- the turks, the americans, the europeans-- have to adjust our policies for the future. bashar al-assad will go but he won't go any time s
and nato other than involving itself. >> warner: that gets to my question very quickly. how does this get resolved if that's the case? >> from turkish perspective it's not going to be resolved as long as bashar al-assad is in damascus. this is the same view of the europeans and the americans. and if the conflict continues like that it's going to troll the neighborhood. it's inevitable. i was not surprised by this. already the war is spilling over to lebanon and we've seen violence...
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turkey is a nato member. certain nato treaty articles bring about certain responsibilities when one of its members is attacked. we're not blinded by rage, but we will protect our rights. >> wednesday's violence marked the day this cross border flare- up between the two countries since the uprising in syria began nearly two years ago. there have been unconfirmed reports syrian troops were killed overnight. the syrian information minister said his government is investigating the attack and offered condolences to the turkish victims. >> the authorities are investigating what led to the death of the mother and her children near the syrian-turkish borders. we console the families of the mortar. >> the border violence between turkey and syria becamcame hours after dozens of people were killed in a series of bombings in aleppo. scores of iranians rallied in tehran wednesday to protest the collapse of the country's currency. it has had an all-time low amidst a worsening financial crisis brought upon by western sancti
turkey is a nato member. certain nato treaty articles bring about certain responsibilities when one of its members is attacked. we're not blinded by rage, but we will protect our rights. >> wednesday's violence marked the day this cross border flare- up between the two countries since the uprising in syria began nearly two years ago. there have been unconfirmed reports syrian troops were killed overnight. the syrian information minister said his government is investigating the attack and...
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and, turkey's nato allies demanded an immediate halt to hostile action against the turks. meanwhile, three suicide car bombings killed at least 34 people in syria's embattled city of aleppo. the attack was on a government- controlled section. the coordinated explosions hit a central square, destroying a number of buildings and littering the streets with twisted metal and concrete. at least 122 people were wounded. and the death toll was expected to rise as crews work through the rubble. in iran, riot police and protesters came to blows over the collapse of the national currency. the rial has lost a third of its value in less than a week. today, merchants at tehran's main bazaar protested outside their stalls and closed for the day. exchange houses and currency websites also were closed down. in the end, police arrested money changers and fired tear gas to disperse crowds. the protesters charged president mahmoud ahmadinejad's policies have fueled the currency crisis. he has blamed western sanctions imposed against iran's nuclear program. secretary of state hillary clinton
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turkey does want to know if it gets into something deeper with syria that it does this international nato support, u.s. support behind it, so that is entirely possible but turkey has a strong professional army. they are not lacking in capability. they just want to know they are going to have real depth. >> the violence within syria has been going on a long time now. are you surprised that assad is still in power? >> no. i was just in damascudamascus. he is not having any major significant defections. the center of the capital and quite a number of the suburbs around it are untouched by war and still a large percent of the population that don't support him, they are very concerned of the alternative. so, no, i think he is pretty solid right now. >> nic robertson, thanks. nice to see you here at home, at least home for us. and you too sometimes. >> it is. >> where do you live, anyway? >> i live in london, but my wife and daughters are all u.s. citizens. >> welcome, nic. have a good time here. >>> mitt romney stole the spotlight last night but will a strong debate performance be enough to wi
turkey does want to know if it gets into something deeper with syria that it does this international nato support, u.s. support behind it, so that is entirely possible but turkey has a strong professional army. they are not lacking in capability. they just want to know they are going to have real depth. >> the violence within syria has been going on a long time now. are you surprised that assad is still in power? >> no. i was just in damascudamascus. he is not having any major...
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meanwhile, the nato secretary general says the retreat of western forces from afghanistan could come sooner than expected, adding that their recent green- on-blue killings have been successful in sapping morale. turning to presidential politics, a judge rules whether to keep intact pennsylvania put the new law requiring voters to show photo id in the election. there is a supreme court order to will no later than today at 5:00 p.m., five weeks before voters go to the polls. homeland security is reporting that one border patrol agent has been killed and one wounded in an arizona shooting. we'll keep you updated. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> when nation's chief in trade, and china has cheated, i will do something the president has not been willing to do, call them on the carpet and label them a currency manipulator. >> we brought more trade cases against china in one term in the previous administration did him in two, and we have been winning those cases >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney need in their first presidential debate. watch and engage
meanwhile, the nato secretary general says the retreat of western forces from afghanistan could come sooner than expected, adding that their recent green- on-blue killings have been successful in sapping morale. turning to presidential politics, a judge rules whether to keep intact pennsylvania put the new law requiring voters to show photo id in the election. there is a supreme court order to will no later than today at 5:00 p.m., five weeks before voters go to the polls. homeland security is...
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and nato issued a statement saying it stands by turkey. tell us more about what's at stake in this incident right now. >> reporter: well, the turks immediately started rallying their allies reaching out to u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton, to the french government, to nato, to the u.n. special envoy to syria. and nato held emergency talks specifically on this issue at their headquarters in brussels. they were invoked under article iv saying any one ally in the military alliance can hold consultations if there's a threat to one of their security. a big question will be what will happen after this. this is the first exchange of fire really that we've heard about. but it's important to note syrian anti-aircraft defenses shot down a turkish military reconnaissance jet last june killing two pilots. the turks were of course furious. all their allies condemned this, but we didn't really see any steps taken in the immediate aftermath of that. the turks are now saying that they will respond to any type of provocation. it will be important to
and nato issued a statement saying it stands by turkey. tell us more about what's at stake in this incident right now. >> reporter: well, the turks immediately started rallying their allies reaching out to u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton, to the french government, to nato, to the u.n. special envoy to syria. and nato held emergency talks specifically on this issue at their headquarters in brussels. they were invoked under article iv saying any one ally in the military alliance can...
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the nato secretary-general indicated earlier this week that nato may consider accelerating the drawdown of forces within afghanistan. i wanted to see what sort of steps you are taking to prepare for that. >> well, let me just clarify something here. i think the reporting of those comments was perhaps a bit misleading. and perhaps the worst somewhat mischievous. there is no change to the timetable, and frankly, the commitment that our troops are giving to this operation all across the country, and the success of they are delivering, deserves better. the timetable set at lisbon is in place, and there is no change to that. the security forces assistance model relies on a graduated, modulated step back from our afghan partners level by level, from the bottom up, as they grow in confidence and capability. clearly there is scope to make judgments, and we make judgments the whole time related to the capability, and we have a set of metrics that we apply to measure how well they are doing. and at the appropriate time, we can step back. in some areas, we have done these assessments, and we asses
the nato secretary-general indicated earlier this week that nato may consider accelerating the drawdown of forces within afghanistan. i wanted to see what sort of steps you are taking to prepare for that. >> well, let me just clarify something here. i think the reporting of those comments was perhaps a bit misleading. and perhaps the worst somewhat mischievous. there is no change to the timetable, and frankly, the commitment that our troops are giving to this operation all across the...
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and nato forces and now it is being turned over to the afghans. this unit right here is a afghan special forces unit accompanied by u.s. special forces. we're about to go to an afghan local police check point that was hit just a few hours ago with enemy fire. >> this is one that actually got attacked early this morning. we'll go in here to find out exactly what happened. afghan fire being fired at afghan police. they're the new target for the taliban because they're interrupting what the taliban would otherwise be doing in little towns just like this. >> this is one of our secure villages. what we're doing is just getting out and just talk to the people to see what they have to say. we're here for the people. >> this is an all-afghan operation. if we're going to win this war, this the way it is going to happen, afghans proebb iting fellow afghans from the taliban and foreign enemies. megyn, forgive me for saying alison before. i can't see you. i know you can see me. all the troops out here love you. megyn: thank you, colonel. alison was supposed t
and nato forces and now it is being turned over to the afghans. this unit right here is a afghan special forces unit accompanied by u.s. special forces. we're about to go to an afghan local police check point that was hit just a few hours ago with enemy fire. >> this is one that actually got attacked early this morning. we'll go in here to find out exactly what happened. afghan fire being fired at afghan police. they're the new target for the taliban because they're interrupting what the...
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and nato has proven itself. it transcends transactional relationship. it exists on the basis of shared values. my fellow chiefs of defense at nato and i have gathered four times over the past year, and i've met with many of them one-on-one. i can tell you while there are challenges ahead for both of us, our bonds are as strong as ever. i should also make mention of the fact that today in brussels the secretary of defense announced that general john allen will, once confirmed, will leave his posting as commander of isaf and move to be the supreme commander of europe, our chief nato military leader, and that general joe dunford who's currently the commandant of the marine corps will move and take the commander of isaf commission. both very, very talented, capable, courageous, thinking officers who will put us in great shape to continue both our relationship with nato writ large and also our campaign in afghanistan. we see the kinds of relationships i'm talking about closer to home as well. this year i traveled to latin america, and i reaffirmed our longst
and nato has proven itself. it transcends transactional relationship. it exists on the basis of shared values. my fellow chiefs of defense at nato and i have gathered four times over the past year, and i've met with many of them one-on-one. i can tell you while there are challenges ahead for both of us, our bonds are as strong as ever. i should also make mention of the fact that today in brussels the secretary of defense announced that general john allen will, once confirmed, will leave his...
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so as we continue to watch, we'll watch reaction from nato also i presume. >> tur ks are turning to nato to. i don't think we can expect to see them sending tanks from europe or from the united states
so as we continue to watch, we'll watch reaction from nato also i presume. >> tur ks are turning to nato to. i don't think we can expect to see them sending tanks from europe or from the united states
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nato calling an emergency meeting as tensions between syria and turkey boil over. turkish troops are pounding targets inside syria, reportedly killing soldiers, in retaliation for an take on a board you are town which killed five civilians. there are mounting concerns that syria's civil war, is, if nothing else, is spilling over its borders. >>> gas prices could soon hit $5 per gallon for millions of american drivers. a refinery fire near san francisco and pipeline issues have tightened supplies in california. as a result, prices could rise some 30 cents in the next week alone. but right now, it duds look as though only drivers in california will be so affected. >>> and there was a fire last night at the largest refinery in the country. the exxon-mobile plant in baytown, texas. you see some images here. it took crews almost four hours to put this fire out. the fire was at a diesel processing unit. no other production was affected. >>> and slightly encouraging news for the millions of americans looking for a job today. private companies hired 162,000 workers last mo
nato calling an emergency meeting as tensions between syria and turkey boil over. turkish troops are pounding targets inside syria, reportedly killing soldiers, in retaliation for an take on a board you are town which killed five civilians. there are mounting concerns that syria's civil war, is, if nothing else, is spilling over its borders. >>> gas prices could soon hit $5 per gallon for millions of american drivers. a refinery fire near san francisco and pipeline issues have...
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with nato allies helping us, for one. and even the geographic differences are huge. but the counterinsurgency principles also could work in afghanistan. mcclellan didn't say anything opposite of that. the counterinsurgency strategy going into afghanistan clearing, holding, rebuilding, that civil society and infrastructure can work in afghanistan. those leaders who are over there who have also been advising george bush on this have not said anything different about that. >> moderator: senator? biden: our commanding general did say that. the fact of the matter is that again, i'll just put in perspective. while barack and i and chuck hagel and dick lugar have been calling for more money to help in afghanistan, more troops in afghanistan, john mccain was saying two years ago quote, the reason we don't ad about afghanistan anymore in the paper, it succeeded. barack obama was saying we need more troops there. again, we spent in three weeks on combat missions in iraq more than we spent in the entire time we have been in afghanistan. that will change under a barack obama adm
with nato allies helping us, for one. and even the geographic differences are huge. but the counterinsurgency principles also could work in afghanistan. mcclellan didn't say anything opposite of that. the counterinsurgency strategy going into afghanistan clearing, holding, rebuilding, that civil society and infrastructure can work in afghanistan. those leaders who are over there who have also been advising george bush on this have not said anything different about that. >> moderator:...
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what are the chances that nato will get involved here? >> reporter: very slim right now. when you say nato besides the uk and france who have limited capacity to help here, we're talking about america. until the next election is passed and until the next administration wants to get involved in this, we're not going to see any major nato intervention. the backing is firm. that will help bolster turkey's case and push the military back to prevent this thing from happening ever again. but we're really talking about a potential of the future over know fly zone, maybe in months time if nato decides to step forward d seize turkey once again attacked by the syrians. but for now this is very much a rhetorical response and we're going to be talking weeks and months of continued aggression by the syrians as the turkish will see it, until you see any game change like that. >> nick, thank you very much. >>> update on a troubling medical story. the meningitis outbreak in tennessee has spread to five states killing four people. dozens of people now infected with the rare noncontagious
what are the chances that nato will get involved here? >> reporter: very slim right now. when you say nato besides the uk and france who have limited capacity to help here, we're talking about america. until the next election is passed and until the next administration wants to get involved in this, we're not going to see any major nato intervention. the backing is firm. that will help bolster turkey's case and push the military back to prevent this thing from happening ever again. but...
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a suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck just as a patrol of afghan police and nato troops got out of their vehicles at a market in eastern afghanistan yesterday. in all, 14 people died in the bombing. >>> eight american airlines jets have been grounded so inspectors can check out potential problems with passenger seats and their cabins. two american flights in three days were forced to land prematurely because seats came loose in mid flight. the first incident happened saturday when a 757 from boston to miami had to make an emergency landing when a row of seats came loose from the floor. >> we've got an unusual one for you. during climb out, passenger seats row 12 b, e, and f came loose out of the floor. passengers are unable to sit in that seat. we're thinking about going to kennedy to get the floor seats reattached to the aircraft. over. >> okay, that sounds like a good idea to me. >> it happened again monday. again, an american 757, and again, the flight was bound for miami, this time from new york. the plane had to return to jfk. the federal aviation administration says both plan
a suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck just as a patrol of afghan police and nato troops got out of their vehicles at a market in eastern afghanistan yesterday. in all, 14 people died in the bombing. >>> eight american airlines jets have been grounded so inspectors can check out potential problems with passenger seats and their cabins. two american flights in three days were forced to land prematurely because seats came loose in mid flight. the first incident happened saturday when a...
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. >>> overseas, nato secretary-general says there is a possibility western forces could be withdrawn from afghanistan more quickly than previously planned. they suggested the deadly spike of insider attacks has hit the morale of foreign troops serving in the war zone. u.s. military officials say an attack on saturday that killed two americans was especially unnerving as several afghan soldiers and possibly insurgents opened fire from several directions. nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, has been covering this war for almost the full 11 years. he filed this report from kabul. >> reporter: this woman is about to die. executed for adultery. the man she was with got off scot-free. the taliban recently filmed this video of their justice as a warning and to say they're making a comeback. some 30 miles away in the village, we saw few signs of what the u.s. would consider progress in afghanistan and no evidence that the american plan to hand over to a credible, stable afghan government will work. these village elders tell me once u.s. troops leave, a civil war will begin, and
. >>> overseas, nato secretary-general says there is a possibility western forces could be withdrawn from afghanistan more quickly than previously planned. they suggested the deadly spike of insider attacks has hit the morale of foreign troops serving in the war zone. u.s. military officials say an attack on saturday that killed two americans was especially unnerving as several afghan soldiers and possibly insurgents opened fire from several directions. nbc's chief foreign...
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so as we continue to watch, we'll watch reaction from nato also i presume. >> tur ks are turning to n
so as we continue to watch, we'll watch reaction from nato also i presume. >> tur ks are turning to n
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the border squirmish sharply raises tensions between the two neighbors and prompted nato to convenient an unusual emergency meeting overnight. >>> this morning police are investigating another attack on a teenager in springfield, virginia. they're trying to figure out if it's connected to earlier cases. the latest victim, a 15-year- old girl walking on hibling avenue near heckmore street tuesday night. it's the fourth similar attack in the springfield area in the last month. >>> finally it just started, but it's looking more like winter. what's that? it looks like a painting or something. >> it does. it's really artsy. >> it's looking more like winter in parts of the midwest, several inches of snow fell in parts of north dakota, montana and minnesota according to the national weather service yesterday. this is what it looked like in bismarck. while unusual, snow this early in the fall is not unheard of. >> then wouldn't it be unusual? >> do not ask specific questions about these scripts. >> in minnesota they're expecting up to a foot in northwest minnesota today. >> unbelievable. didn'
the border squirmish sharply raises tensions between the two neighbors and prompted nato to convenient an unusual emergency meeting overnight. >>> this morning police are investigating another attack on a teenager in springfield, virginia. they're trying to figure out if it's connected to earlier cases. the latest victim, a 15-year- old girl walking on hibling avenue near heckmore street tuesday night. it's the fourth similar attack in the springfield area in the last month....
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we can lead nato if we're willing to take a hard stand. camps, i've been in those in chad. i've seen the suffering, thousands and tens of thousands have died and are dying. we should rally the world to act and we should demonstrate it by our own movement to provide the helicopters to get the 21,000 forces of the african union in there now to stop this genocide. >> thank you, senator. governor. >> oh, yeah, it's so obvious i'm a washington outsider. and someone just not used to the way you guys operate. because here you voted for the war and now you oppose the war. you're one who says, as so many politicians do, i was for it before i was against it or vice- versa. americans are craving that straight talk and just want to know, hey, if you voted for it, tell us why you voted for it and it was a war resolution. and you had supported john mccain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race and you had opposed very adamantly barack obama's military strategy, including cutting off funding for the troops that attempt all through the primary. and i watched those debates,
we can lead nato if we're willing to take a hard stand. camps, i've been in those in chad. i've seen the suffering, thousands and tens of thousands have died and are dying. we should rally the world to act and we should demonstrate it by our own movement to provide the helicopters to get the 21,000 forces of the african union in there now to stop this genocide. >> thank you, senator. governor. >> oh, yeah, it's so obvious i'm a washington outsider. and someone just not used to the...
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here is what nato's secretary-general told britain's guardian newspaper just this week. quoting here, quote, there is no doubt insider attacks have undermined trust and confidence, absolutely. the secretary-general told the guardian nato's withdraw could come sooner than expected and those attacks have also frustrated, angered those who lead the troops. just this past sunday general john alan, the isaf commander, voiced his frustration on "60 minute minutes". >> i'm mad as hell about them. we're going get after this. it reverberates everywhere, across the united states. we're willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we're not willing to be murdered for it. >> with the headline that one in the guardian, proclaiming the withdraw could be sped up and with general alan saying, mad as hell about the attacks, i can't help but remember the words spoken right here on this show with we two weeks ago by a father still very much so mourning the loss of his son, a result of one of those green on blue attacks killing. i talked to greg buckley sr. about his son, what justice
here is what nato's secretary-general told britain's guardian newspaper just this week. quoting here, quote, there is no doubt insider attacks have undermined trust and confidence, absolutely. the secretary-general told the guardian nato's withdraw could come sooner than expected and those attacks have also frustrated, angered those who lead the troops. just this past sunday general john alan, the isaf commander, voiced his frustration on "60 minute minutes". >> i'm mad as hell...
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nato went outside the boundaries and started broadening the mandate by going in to afghanistan. you even have today in the papers stories that they're leaving sooner. they're not happy with it and so forth. and in materials of our ability to project our force and the ability to project the influence, it seems like there's strong head winds at the very least. john, how do you think that's likely to manifest itself over the next year. we're talking about the next american president. how do you think he combats this or he is going to be capable of combating this deep seption of declining american influence. >> i think one thing that needs to happen the president needs to rearticulate rationale for the united states to leadership. where there are economic and other head wind in front of the united states. that the united states still is a critical player, it will have to be a vision of internationalism that, if you will, on the sly and the cheat that is new ways the united states can make a difference without necessarily put martial lanes to work in every region of the world. i thin
nato went outside the boundaries and started broadening the mandate by going in to afghanistan. you even have today in the papers stories that they're leaving sooner. they're not happy with it and so forth. and in materials of our ability to project our force and the ability to project the influence, it seems like there's strong head winds at the very least. john, how do you think that's likely to manifest itself over the next year. we're talking about the next american president. how do you...
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>> i have no information about turkey and nato. we stand with our targets allied. we concerns -- it is on the serious -- syrian regime to respect turkey's sovereignty. a bashar al-assad has lost all legitimacy to leave the syrian people. his regime is struggling to contain control of syria. they have lost control of the country including cities where there was no fighting at all several months ago. the economy is under pressure. we have made clear as the number ellen did council has made clear that -- north atlantic council has made clear that the assault on turkey's sovereignty is unacceptable. we stand by our turkey's allies. >> the iraq commissioner said he is stepping down november 9. was that -- will the present bill that position quickly? >> i have no personnel announcements to make today. none today. >> tim from bloomberg news. at the hearing today about been , the request from libya for more security was rejected by the state department. was the white house involved with the discussions or the determinations? >> i am not going to get into specifics under re
>> i have no information about turkey and nato. we stand with our targets allied. we concerns -- it is on the serious -- syrian regime to respect turkey's sovereignty. a bashar al-assad has lost all legitimacy to leave the syrian people. his regime is struggling to contain control of syria. they have lost control of the country including cities where there was no fighting at all several months ago. the economy is under pressure. we have made clear as the number ellen did council has made...
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gregg: there are plans to hold peace talk with the taliban and they've now collapsed, this as nato commander's try to find a new way to boost stability in the region as forces begin to head home. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the details from the pentagon. how seriously did the u.s. military take these peace talks with the taliban. >> not very. this was essentially a state-department-led idea from with some backing from the white house and the president's national security advisers over at the white house when richard holbrooke was still alive as ambassador and envoy to pakistan he backed the idea because many military commander's believed you could not shoot yourself out of this war, out of the war in afghanistan. the pentagon also never believed that they could negotiate he with elements loyal to mullah omar or the a cane the aquani network. the pentago taliban doesn't specialize in talking but in shooting. they were willing to give it a chance but they didn't really believe, many of the generals i've spoken to that it would get off the ground. gregg: what are official
gregg: there are plans to hold peace talk with the taliban and they've now collapsed, this as nato commander's try to find a new way to boost stability in the region as forces begin to head home. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the details from the pentagon. how seriously did the u.s. military take these peace talks with the taliban. >> not very. this was essentially a state-department-led idea from with some backing from the white house and the president's national...
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nato's secretary general says there's a possibility that western forces could be withdrawn from afghanistan more quickly than previously planned. he suggested the deadly spike of insider attacks has hit the morale of former troops serving in the war zone. and today's front page of the "new york times" claims the u.s. is abandoning its hopes for a peace deal with the taliban. the "times" reports american officials are essentially giving up on what was once a critical component of their strategy in afghanistan. they're opting for a far less ambitious plan that would have the afghans work out a deal among themselves once u.s. combat troops withdraw by the end of 2014. richard engel has been covering the conflict for nearly 11 years and filed this report from the afghan capital. >> reporter: this woman is about to die. executed for adultery. the man she was with got off scot-free, the taliban recently filmed this video of their justice as a warning and to say they're making a comeback. some 30 miles away in the village, we saw few signs of what the u.s. would consider progress in afghanistan an
nato's secretary general says there's a possibility that western forces could be withdrawn from afghanistan more quickly than previously planned. he suggested the deadly spike of insider attacks has hit the morale of former troops serving in the war zone. and today's front page of the "new york times" claims the u.s. is abandoning its hopes for a peace deal with the taliban. the "times" reports american officials are essentially giving up on what was once a critical...